Age of Rebirth

Colonel Zheng Shaofu, the commander of the second echelon fleet of the Northern Flying Group of the Independent Division Air Force, was commanding the fleet to fight, and suddenly found that the veteran pilots who were recruited by the Japanese flying team in front were scattered and fled in all directions with fighter jets, and they were not in formation yet. , a group of three, a group of five, like a flock of startled ducks, the targets are scattered!

"Damn it!" Zheng Shaofu frowned and cursed, his mind was thinking sharply, whether the fleet should also disperse and pursue, or just stop and return immediately. After thinking about it, the fighter jet flew for dozens of kilometers, and suddenly he I saw that in front of me was a huge airport, where a Japanese plaster flag was waving weakly, and on the empty runway, there was not a single plane of the little devil in sight.

However, it can be clearly seen that the air defense positions around the airport are "the airport of the little devil!" Zheng Shaofu's eyes lit up immediately, and he hurriedly issued an order: "Be careful, don't chase after it. If you can't see it, there is a field airport for the little devil in front of you." , before returning to the voyage, get some more benefits, attack freely, don't take the bullets back! The little devil has anti-aircraft firepower!"

The anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns on the air defense position of the Japanese army opened fire, and dense bullets and shells roared into the sky. However, in the eyes of the veteran fighter pilots of the third echelon of the Northern Aviation Group, this situation was almost nothing.

The pilots were immediately happy. Hundreds of fighter jets showed their special abilities, dexterously got into the Japanese anti-aircraft fire net, passed at a super low altitude, and used all their unfinished energy on this Japanese field airfield. A string of bullets rained down.The cement concrete runway was hit, and a string of sparks popped out.There were clouds of white smoke.

The cement concrete runway of the Japanese field airport was not damaged, but the Japanese ground crew in the airport suffered.He was beaten up screaming, corpses were lying on the ground, and the facilities at the airport did not run away, especially the control tower, which was the most obvious target. With great luck, the oil drums piled up in the corner were exploded, and a series of explosions sounded immediately.A fireball mixed with thick smoke rose over the airport.

After pouring out all the bullets in the fighter plane and looking at the fuel gauge, Zheng Shaofu laughed loudly and gave an order: "Brothers, it's fun, let's go back in formation immediately!" Then, he turned on the ground-air communication channel, "Report to the commander, the second The echelon fleet is starting to return!"

What Zheng Shaofu didn't know was.What his fleet just attacked was Masuda Airport, one of the important front-line field airports of the headquarters of the northern defense zone of Honshu Island, Japan.It is equivalent to digging out the lair of the Japanese.

Colonel Violano drove the bruised plane and landed at Niimi Airport, northeast of Masuda Airport, when it landed.Because the landline was seriously damaged, the Colonel almost went to see God.The landline wobbled to the lawn before stopping.Only half of one side of the wing remains.

Colonel Violano jumped off the smoking plane and looked at the northwest sky. He was relieved that there were no Chinese fighter jets chasing him like desperadoes. He crossed himself on his chest and muttered He said, "God bless!" Then, he sat down on the grass limply and couldn't get up again.

At the Busan Field Airport, Liu Cuigang, Chief of Staff Dong Ningxuan, and all the staff of the temporary air index stood at the end of the airport runway facing the sunshine of April afternoon on the Korean Peninsula, welcoming the return of their heroes. He had already welcomed two waves of returning flights at the airport fighter, this is the third wave.

Zheng Shaofu jumped off the fighter plane, ran to Liu Cuigang, stood at attention and saluted, "Report to the commander, Zheng Shaofu, commander of the third echelon fleet, lead the team back, please give instructions!"

"Well, Zheng Shaofu, you dare to disobey my order and refuse to return!" Liu Cuigang said with a cold face, "You are so courageous! You are lawless!"

"Commander, didn't I return to the voyage?" Zheng Shaofu said with a playful smile, "The situation at that time did not allow to return to the voyage! I also had no choice!"

"Okay!" Liu Cuigang interrupted him and said, "I don't know your virtue yet! Don't let it go when you get angry, don't be sloppy with me, forget it, and I will settle accounts with you later, the loss of the fleet will be great. big?"

Zheng Shaofu's expression immediately became serious, and his movements also lowered. He said: "Forty or fifty were shot down, and seven or eighty were injured. The specific losses have not been counted yet!"

"Okay, quickly count up the losses, and we will hold a battle summary meeting tomorrow!" Liu Cuigang nodded and said, "Hurry up and go to rest!"

In this unprecedented large-scale air battle, the losses and results of the Northern Aviation Group were counted that night. The night was dark, and the lights were still on in Liu Cuigang's office. Chief of Staff Dong Ningxuan knocked on the door and went in. He went to his desk and said, "Commander, the losses and results of the troops have been counted!"

Liu Cuigang put down the pen in his hand, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Read it!"

Dong Ningxuan read: "In this air battle, our Northern Aviation Group was shot down by the Japanese army with 270 eight fighters, 390 four fighters were damaged, [-] pilots were killed, and the rest of the parachute pilots have been rescued!"

"Battle results, three air combat battlefields, a total of more than 890 Japanese combat aircraft were shot down, and the damage cannot be counted temporarily. Among them, more than 430 Japanese fighter jets and [-] bombers were shot down. Zheng Shaofu's second echelon fleet also attacked the Japanese army Masuda. Field airport, Japanese losses are unknown!"

"That's right!" Liu Cuigang said softly, "The ratio of fighter jets to the enemy is more than three to one. Ning Xuan, after this battle, more than half of the Japanese air force in the northern part of Honshu Island was lost, especially the bombers. Afterwards, it will no longer be possible to form an equal confrontation and stalemate with me, basically mastering the air supremacy, this is the meaning of this air battle!"

"From now on, we can take the initiative to attack and continue to expand this advantage. The range of attack can be extended to the mainland of Japan, and strive to gain absolute air supremacy, clear the obstacles for the ground troops to cross the sea, and report the results of the battle to the division commander!"

More than an hour later, the teacher Tang Qiuli called Liu Cuigang's office. When the call came, Tang Qiuli's voice was very happy, "Cuigang, congratulations, you have won a big victory and broke the northern direction. The stalemate in military strength is no less significant than Le Yiqin's two air raids on Tokyo. Please report the list of military personnel who participated in the war to the division commander's staff as soon as possible. My nerves are too tense!"

Liu Cuigang was happy, and said: "Master, tonight, I have ordered the logistics department to give these guys an extra meal. Except for the troops on duty, they can drink a little wine, which is considered a consolation. Thank you, Commander, for your kindness to our pilots." Concerned, Commander, I will plan several large-scale air battles, continue to expand our advantages, and strive to grasp absolute air supremacy before the troops cross the sea, and report to the division after the plan is formed!"

On the side of the Independent Division, the pilots of the Northern Flying Group drank and celebrated their achievements. But for Prince Zaijin, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Japanese Home Defense Command, today’s big air battle is definitely another huge one since Tokyo was bombed. Shock, it was a very gloomy day.

Prince Zain personally flew from Nagano, where the headquarters is located, to Yamaguchi, where the headquarters of the northern defense zone of Honshu is located. After getting off the plane, Prince Zain didn't even drink his saliva, and immediately held a military meeting. The people attending the meeting were not only from Honshu Lieutenant General Chiba Asami, Commander of the Northern Defense Area Headquarters, Major General Yuichi Ishihara, Chief of Staff, Major General Yokota Takayoshi, Air Defense Commander, Lieutenant General Shirakawa Yoshizawa, Commander of the Kyushu Island Defense Area Headquarters, Major General Akiyoshi, Chief of Staff, and two defense Dozens of senior staff officers at the district headquarters.

Prince Zairen's face was pale, his eye circles were dark, his eyes were dim, and his whole body seemed a little sluggish, not only because of the continuous bombing of Tokyo a few days ago, but also because of the loss of air defense forces in the northern direction of the mainland during today's air battle Seriously, there is also the pressure brought about by the pressure of the independent division's soldiers, and the powerlessness brought about by the threat of the empire's mainland in the face of a powerful enemy.

The current Prince Zain doesn't even have the intention of killing people. At the military meeting, he simply announced that the three giants in the headquarters of the northern defense area of ​​​​Honshu Island are Lieutenant General Chiba, the commander, Major General Ishihara, the chief of staff, and Major General Yokota, the air defense commander. The three were dismissed from their positions on the spot and transferred back to the headquarters to wait for disposal.

If it was left in the past, the Imperial Army Aviation suffered such a huge loss, the first thing Prince Zairen did when he got off the plane was to take the heads of Chiba and the other three as a warning to everyone else. Disposal, he is not in the mood to kill, and now is not the time to kill.

However, Lieutenant General Shirakawa Yoshizawa, the commander of the Kyushu Island Defense Area Headquarters, did not take the empty seat. In this battle, Lieutenant General Shirakawa's fleet did not fall into the trap of the Chinese, and it was the unit with the least loss. Moreover, He also tried his best to reinforce the Chiba fleet, but the defeat was already set, and there was nothing he could do.

According to Lieutenant General Bai Chuan's thinking, he has no merits and faults, and he has seen through the plots of the Chinese people to avoid greater losses to the troops. This is a concrete manifestation of his superiority over Chiba. Location.

Unexpectedly, after Prince Zairen announced the dismissal of Lieutenant General Qianye and the other three, he turned around and gave Lieutenant General Bai Chuan a severe reprimand, which was even more ruthless than reprimanding Qianye and the others. The posture of his head.

Lieutenant General Bai Chuan was aggrieved and aggrieved, refused to accept, absolutely refused to accept, he took advantage of the time when Prince Zairen stopped talking, suddenly got up, and said loudly: "Your Highness, the department has some thoughts, like a stick in the throat, can't express it... .”

(to be continued) (to be continued...)